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. 2017 Jun 26;14:77. doi: 10.1186/s12978-017-0338-x

Table 3.

Multivariate logistic regression analysis: Estimated effect of social, cultural and economic capital on the competence score, by pregnancy status

Never pregnant girls (N = 638) Pregnant girls and/or
young mothers (N = 112)
OR 95% C.I. p-Value OR 95% C.I. p-Value
Social capital 1.40 0.875 2.25 0.159
 Peersb 1.71 1.18 2.48 0.004 a
 Partnerb 2.07 0.76 5.65 0.157 a
 Parents/guardiansb 1.34 0.97 1.86 0.077 a
 Other relativesb 0.87 0.62 1.22 0.414 a
 Religious leadersb 3.36 0.69 16.36 0.133 a
 Teachersb 1.68 0.69 4.08 0.258 a
 Nursesb 1.43 0.51 4.04 0.495 a
Cultural capital 1.80 1.06 3.07 0.029 3.33 1.15 9.60 0.026
 Booksc 1.63 1.05 2.54 0.031 2.63 0.30 23.23 0.383
 Brochurec 1.41 0.75 2.63 0.286 a
 Cell Phonesc 1.82 0.17 19.22 0.617 a
 Magazinesc 1.96 1.38 2.77 0.001 2.75 0.88 8.60 0.083
 Music songsc 3.22 1.88 5.54 0.001 1.67 0.17 16.25 0.660
 Radioc 1.70 1.18 2.45 0.004 3.44 1.35 8.76 0.010
 Television (TV) 0.91 0.62 1.34 0.633 1.32 0.52 3.35 0.561
Economic capital 0.85 0.39 1.88 0.692
 Peers d 3.41 1.73 6.70 0.001 1.24 0.22 7.01 0.809
 Partner d 2.08 1.18 3.68 0.012 3.24 3.24 8.61 0.019
 Parents/guardians d 1.31 0.90 1.01 0.162 2.98 2.98 7.58 0.022
 Other relatives d 1.11 0.80 1.54 0.539 3.23 3.23 8.52 0.018
 Religious leaders d a a
 Teachers d 10.67 1.35 84.17 0.025 a
 Nurses d a a

aThe variable was not entered in the logistic regression model as it was not significant according to the variable selection strategy. All variables significant at the 10% level in univariate analyses were considered candidates for the mulitviariate model

bSpontaneous mention of social actors never pregnant girls and pregnant girls/young mothers turn to for information on sexuality and teenage pregnancy/childrearing

cSpontaneous mention of mass media never pregnant girls and pregnant girls/young mothers turn to for information on sexuality and teenage pregnancy/childrearing

dSpontaneous mention of social actors never pregnant girls and pregnant girls/young mothers turn to for financial support related to avoiding teenage pregnancy or dealing with teenage pregnancy/childrearing